| Mitchell Saron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 6, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mitchell Saron (December 6, 2000) is a Filipino American right-handed sabre fencer. He is representing the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [1] [2]
Saron was born on December 6, 2000. [2] His hometown is Ridgewood, New Jersey. [2]
Saron attended Ridgewood High School. [3] Saron studied economics at Harvard University and graduated in 2023. [4] [2] [5]
In 2019, Saron won a gold medal in the team portion of the National Champion for the U.S. National Championships. [4] In 2023, Saron was 14th at the Madrid Men's Sabre World Cup. [6]
In 2024, Saron won a gold medal for the Men's Saber World Cup in the team's portion while he was representing Team USA. Saron will represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [2]
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2023-07-27 |  Milan, Italy | Team Men's Sabre | 3rd [7] |
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2024-03-24 |  Budapest, Hungary | Team Men's Sabre | 1st [8] |
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2023-06-20 |  Lima, Peru | Team Men's Sabre | 1st [9] |
| 2024-06-27 | Lima, Peru | Individual Men's Sabre | 2nd [10] |
| 2024-06-30 | Lima, Peru | Team Men's Sabre | 1st [11] |
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